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Eighty One

Obituary and Other Clippings submitted
by Alice PEASE Hartford

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in scrapbook order. I can't think of a better way of understanding a community
than by reading an obituary scrapbook.

KIMBLE - MRS. JESSE NEWTON. Funeral of MRS. MINA R. NEWTON, who died
Monday morning (Nov. 5, 1934) at her home on the Post Creek Road following
an illness of three months; will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at the Post Creek School House, with the Reverend Edward Scholtz, of the
Beaver Dams Methodist Episcopal Church officiating, assisted by the Rev.
Frank B. Hayes, of Chambers. The service will be preceded by a prayer
service at the late home for the immediate family. Burial will be
in Post Creek Cemetery. MRS. NEWTON was born in the Town of
Catlin, May 17, 1866, the daughter of AMOS and MARIE (PAUL), KIMBLE.
She was married July 27, 1889 in Big Flats, to JESSE NEWTON who survives.
Practically all her life was spent in the Town of Catlin with the exception
of the past 2 years when she lived in Post Creek. Possessing a cheerful
disposition she was highly regarded by a host of friends. She was
a devoted wife and mother and a generous friend and neighbor. She
was a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Surviving are besides
her husband, four daughters, MRS. PAUL SWARTWOOD of Ithaca, MRS.
AMOS KIMBLE of Post Creek, MRS. C. B. TEETER of Johnson City, MRS.
MAX HURD of Elmira Heights, two sisters, MRS. CASSIE MILLER, and MRS. ESTHER
BENJAMIN of Big Flats, 3 grandchildren, CARL HURD of Elmira Heights and
MYRON and IRENE TEETER of Johnson City.

Also the funeral of MRS. MINA R. NEWTON was held Wednesday afternoon
with a prayer service for the members of the late family at the late home
in Post Creek followed by services in the Post Creek School House at 2:30
o'clock. The Rev. Edward Scholtx, paster of the Beaver Dams Methodist
Episcopal Church, officiated, assisted by the Rev. Frank Hayes, Wesleyan
Mehodist pastor. The school house was filled to capacity, for the
funeral, attesting to the high esteem in which MRS. NEWTON, was held in
the community.
Internment was in Post Creek. The bearers, all nephews,
were, WILLIAM BENJAMIN, LOU SMITH, RAYMOND BENJAMIN, FRANK KIMBLE, SAMUEL
KIMBLE, and EARL CANFIELD. Unknown which newspaper (presumed to be
the Corning Leader).

NEWTON, MRS. MANDANA NEWTON KIMBLE, 76, died at the family home on the
Middle Road, Town of Veteran, Wednesday, March 16, 1938 at 3 p.m.
After a nice week's illness of pneumonia and complications. Born
DANE NEWTON at Big Flats, MRS KIMBLE was the daughter of JAMES and RACHEL
(RANDALL) NEWTON. She spent most of her life in the Town of Big Flats
and had lived at the present residence for more than 15 years. Before
that time she and her husband owned a farm near Big Flats. She attended
the Wesleyan Church of Odessa. She is survived by her husband,
LEVI KIMBLE, four children, BENJAMIN of Ithaca, SAMUEL of Millport, FRANK
and MRS. MABEL K. NORRIS at home; a sister, MRS. AGNES SHERWOOD of Ithaca,
17 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The body is in the
Horton Funeral Chapel, Odessa and will be removed to the family home Thursday.
The funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Wesleyan Methodist Church,
Odessa, the REV. J. FRENCH and REV. CLARK LACELLE will officiate.

NEWTON - JESSE NEWTON
Aged 69, Died at the home of his daughter, MRS. AMOS KIMBLE, Beaver
Dams, R.D. #2, Wednesday night, Jan. 26, 1938, at 10:20 o'clock.
He had been in ill health for the past several years, but was not confined
to bed until 2 weeks ago when complications arose. He was born at
South Mountain, Canton, PA., May 9, 1868, son of JAMES and RACHEL RANDALL
NEWTON. Though most of his life was spent in this vicinity, when
his health permitted, he followed the occupation of farming. July
28, 1889 at Big Flats, he married MINA KIMBLE, whose death occurred 3 years
ago. He had resided at the present address for the five years.
Survivors are the following,four daughters, MRS. AMOS KIMBLE at whose home
he died; MRS. PAUL SWARTWOOD of Ithaca, MRS. MAX HURD of Elmira Heights,
MRS. CALVIN TEETER of Johnson City, 3 grandchildren, CARL HURD of Elmira
Heights, MYRON and IRENE TEETER of Johnson City, two sisters, MRS. LEVI
KIMBLE of Horseheads and MRS. AGNES SHERWOOD of Ithaca. The body
will be removed Friday morning from the Phillips Funeral Home to the residence
at Beaver Dams. Services will be held at the Wesleyan Methodist Church
at Charmbers, Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. The REV. JOHN W.
LEWIS of the Beaver Dams Methodist Church will officiate, assisted by the
REV. W. GURNSEY, pastor of the Wesleyan Church. Burial will be at
Post Creek Cemetery. The Evening Leader, Corning, Thursday, Jan.
27, 1938.

Submitted by - ahartfor@stny.rr.com (Alice Hartford)

Memorial Tribute published in the pages of the Corning
Leader, Nov. 26, 1976.

Ellsworth C. Pease Obit

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. today at Phillips
Funeral Home in Big Flats for Ellsworth C. Pease, 77, of 2068 Harris Hill
Road, Big Flats. He died Tuesday in Arnot Ogden Hospital in Elmira following
an extended illness(cancer). Born in Big Flats Feb. 18, 1899, he was the
son of William N. and Mary A. Helm Pease. He was married to Lulu Brown,
who survives. A lifelong resident of Big Flats, he was a retired toomaker
with 21 years of service at the former Eclipse Tool and Die Co. Surviving
in addition to his wife are two sons, Norman Pease of Big Flats and Robert
Pease of Elmira; a stepson, Raymond Brown of Kansas City, Mo.; two step-daughters,
Mrs. Pauline Rosensteel of Overland Park, Kan. and Mrs. Frances Mahoney
of Kansas City, Mo.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The
Rev. Dr. Joseph Scahill, pastor of the Big Flats United Methodist Church,
officiated at the funeral. Burial will be in Rural Home Cemetery. The family
requests that memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society.
Submitted by granddaughter, Alice (Pease) Hartford ahartfor@stny.rr.comElmira Star-GazeMemorial Tribute published in the pages
of the Corning Leader, Nov. 26, 1976.

tte Feb. 12th, 1961Memorial Tribute published in the pages
of the Corning Leader, Nov. 26, 1976.

"Hooking Rugs a Hobby at 86"

A whiz at hooked rugs at the age of 86? Yes, you'd be
amazed to see how dexterously William N. Pease of Millport RD1, hooks a
rug with steady and skillful hands. He'll be 87 in September. In the past
10 years, he has made about 100 rugs--all beautifully done in various designs
and colors. And he's fast at it too. It usually takes him about three weeks
to complete a 3 by 5 foot piece. He also develops his own designs and dyes
the rags.

Living alone at his farm home on the Johnson Hollow Road,
Pease picked up the hobby at the age of 76 after his wife died and he was
left alone at home. "It has given me something to do," explains Pease,
still spry and active. "Besides hooking rugs is an art which gives me the
pleasure of creating something." Now his home is filled with the rugs--on
the walls, over the fireplace and stacked high on a bed.

The elderly man takes pride in what he has accomplished
and gladly shows his creations to visitors. His pride and joy is a rug
with the Sermon on the Mount as the theme. The octogenarian can tell a
story about each of the rug designs he has created. Some are mountain scenes
and others are of animals, Indians, villages and red school houses. One
rug was made of rags threaded from 600 stockings he collected from neighbors,
friends and relatives.

What's he going to do with the rugs? "Well, just keep
them," he replies. "I don't want to sell them. I couldn't get back what
I have put into them. Besides I like to look at them and show them to people."
Of 100 rugs he has made, he has given away only about 20, mostly for wedding
gifts to his children. He has three grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Besides hooking rugs, Pease also raises gladiolus as a hobby. Last year
his glads won him a blue ribbon at the Chemung County Fair. Asked about
his good health and longevity, Pease, leisurely puffing a cigarette replies,
"Hard work won't hurt anybody."

Even at his advanced age, he still walks about a mile
a day for exercise. If bad weather prevents him from going outside, Pease
is often found pacing back and forth on his own porch.

Born in Big Flats, Pease farmed most of his life and has
lived at the present house for 43 years. He still reads a lot each day.
He cooks for himself and enjoys canning food. His only son, Ellsworth Pease
of Harris Hill Road, brings groceries to him once a week. Submitted by
Alice (Pease) Hartford, great-grandaughter. ahartfor@stny.rr.com

Published in the pages of the Corning Leader August 11,
1971.

W.N. Pease, 95, Former Big Flats Farmer, Dies

William Nelson Pease, 95, of Johnson Hollow Road, Millport
RD 1, one of the oldest Big Flats natives, died the morning in Heritage
Park in Elmira where he had been a patient for a month. He had previously
been a patient in the Breesport Infirmary since September of 1966.

Born in Big Flats Sept. 23, 1875, he was the son of Wallace
W. and Lidia Helen Cowan Pease. His wife, Mary Ann Helme, died Dec. 10,
1950. Mr. Pease was a self employed farmer in Big Flats. He was born where
the present New York State Nursery is now located and his farm is now Rural
Home Cemetery. He was a former welfare officer for the Town of Catlin and
a member of the Moreland Grange.

Surviving are: a son, Elsworth C. Pease of 2068 Harris
Hill Road, Big Flats; two grandsons and three great grandchildren. Friends
may call at Phillips Funeral Home in Big Flats Friday from 1-2 p.m. Funeral
services will follow in the funeral home at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Donald
Roe of the Big Flats United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be
in Rural Home Cemetery. Submitted by great granddaughter, Alice (Pease)
Hartford ahartfor@stny.rr.com

Elmira Star-Gazette, August 18, 1925

"Last of Civil War Vets at Big Flats Wields Hoe on Farm
at Ninety-Four"

William W. Pease of Big Flats has the distinction of being
the last survivor of the Civil War residing at Big Flats. Mr. Pease is
still hale and hearty at 94 years old and was found by the camera-man digging
potatoes on his farm!

When the call to arms came in 1861, more than 50 husky
young men went to the colors from the village of Big Flats. Among these
was Mr. Pease. Today they have all answered the last call, and only Mr.
Pease remains to tell the story. He tells it in an interesting manner.

In a few days Mr. Pease will be 94 years old. He still
does much of the labor on his farm. A long row of potatoes had been uncovered
by his hoe when the reporter interrupted. It is difficult to realize that
the man is 94 years old, for he hardly seems 60.

Corporal Pease enlisted in the Third New York Light Artillary,
Company K, serving under General Burnside. He was at the first battle of
Bull Run, although his company was not called into action at this angagement.
After serving his enlistment, he returned home and RE-ENLISTED!

While on line duty, his company was surrounded by hundreds
of Confederates and taken prisoner. He was taken to Belle Isle, where he
endured the horrors of prison camp for four months, and was then sent to
Andersonville. The prisoners were transferred to Savannah and then to Milan,
Georgia. As Milan was in the direct route of Sherman's army, the Confederates
ran the prisoners out of the "pen."

There were 5,000 prisoners with Corporal Pease. While
they were being conveyed out of Sherman's reach, the engine on the train
broke down, and they were hidden in a Florida forest.

Without rations for many days, scurvy broke out. Mr. Pease
caught the terrible disease, which broke out in his mouth, making his imprisonment
horrible. It is miraculous that he survived, for he could not chew food.
At the end of the war, they "bummed" their way from Jacksonville, Fla.,
back to New York State.

Of the 32 men captured from Mr. Pease's company, only
three lived to get out of the camps. A soldier named Taylor, of Auburn,
enlisted with Pease, fought with him, re-enlisted with him, was captured
with him and released with him. They returned home together. A few years
ago Taylor was killed by an automobile.

Mr. Pease married when he returned from the war, has two
sons and five grandchildren. The Civil War veterans of Big Flats formed
the Wallace Cheley Post, No. 40, until their numbers grew so small the
post was disbanded. And today only Mr. Pease remains of these gallant warriors.

When the reporter had finished with him, Mr. Pease took
up his hoe again and went back into the potato field. Submitted by Alice
(Pease) Hartford, gr-greatgranddaughter. ahartfor@stny.rr.com

Elmira Star-Gazette, Friday August 31, 1928

"Big Flats Vet, 97, is given Birthday Party"

About 60 friends of Wallace Pease attended his 97th birthday
party at the family home Monday evening. Talks were given by Prof. N.J.
Lowe of Tottenville, Long Island; H.B. Updyke of Elmira; former Mayor Harry
Rood of Corning and Oscar Kahler of Big Flats; Mrs. E. Eastabrook told
a war story.

William W. Pease, last surviving Civil War veteran of
Big Flats, celebrated his 98th birthday today. He was boeing potatoes when
the cameraman found him in his garden. "I'm not done for yet," he declared
when the reporter offered him assistance in walking over a stretch of rough
ground. It is difficult to believe the man is 98 years old. He appears
to be about 60.

Mr. Pease maintains a garden of his own, covering about
an acre of ground, on which he has practically every variety of produce.
He does a great deal of the farm work and scorns any assistance whatever.

RETAINS FACULTIES

Despite the fact that he is nearly 100 years old, he has
command of all his faculties. The only indication of advanced age is a
slight trembling of his hands after he has exercised. Today about 60 friends
and relatives of Mr. Pease gathered at the home to honor the nonagenarian.
Relatives attended from many of the surrounding towns.

Mr. Pease is the last surviving member of the Wallace
Cheley Post, No. 4, G.A.R., of the Town of Big Flats. The post was discontinued
some time ago when its members answered the final call, leaving Corporal
Pease alone. More than 50 young men went to the colors from Big Flats in
1861.

Corporal Pease was in the Third N.Y Artillery, Co. K,
and participated in many battles. Finally he was captured and spent four
months in the Confederate prison at Belle Isle. From there he was transferred
to Andersonville Prison where he remained nine months.

PRISON HORRORS

Even today the horrors of Andersonville stands out clearly
in Corporal Pease's mind. "There were 32 of us from my company when we
went in there, and only three of us came out alive," the old man said.
From Andersonville, the survivors were sent to Savannah prison and then
to Milan, Ga. Milan being in the direct route of Sherman's march to the
sea, the Confederates hurriedly placed all the prisoners on a train, bound
for Florida. In the midst of the swampy Florida forests, the engine broke
down. They were stranded without food for days. Scurvy broke out and Corporal
Pease was one of the victims. He nearly died of the disease. After the
war, he and his comrades found their way from Florida home.

COMMANDANT EXECUTED

After the Civil War, the commandant of Andersonville Prison,
Captain Wirtz, a German doctor, was tried in Washington and executed for
his inhuman treatment of prisoners. Andersonville, a blot on the proud
military record of the South, was deplored by Confederate commanders. The
inspector-general of the Confederate army said of it:

"It is a place the horrors of which it is difficult to
describe; it is a disgrace to civilization."

Nine months of such a prison failed to impair Corporal
Pease's robust health. Of 44,882 prisoners confined in Andersonville in
13 months, 13,000 of them died. Many lost their reason.

Big Flats, Jan. 23--William Wallace Pease, 99, one of
this village's most prominent and popular residents, died at the home of
his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Louise A. Pease, at noon Thursday.

Mr. Pease was born at Windsor, Broome County, but had
spent most of his life in this village. He served through the Civil War.
He was a member of the local Masonic bodies.

He is survived by one son, William N. Pease of Millport;
five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and his daughter-in-law.
The funeral will be held Sunday at 3 p.m., the Reb. Mrs. Lillian Chapman
officiating. Interment will be in Rural Home Cemetery where services will
be in charge of A.J. Carlton Post, American Legion, at Painted Post. Submitted
by Alice (Pease) Hartford, gr-greatgranddaughter of William Wallace Pease.
ahartfor@stny.rr.com

Memorial Tribute published in the pages of the Corning
Leader, Nov. 26, 1976.

Ellsworth C. Pease Obit

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. today at Phillips
Funeral Home in Big Flats for Ellsworth C. Pease, 77, of 2068 Harris Hill
Road, Big Flats. He died Tuesday in Arnot Ogden Hospital in Elmira following
an extended illness(cancer). Born in Big Flats Feb. 18, 1899, he was the
son of William N. and Mary A. Helm Pease. He was married to Lulu Brown,
who survives. A lifelong resident of Big Flats, he was a retired toomaker
with 21 years of service at the former Eclipse Tool and Die Co. Surviving
in addition to his wife are two sons, Norman Pease of Big Flats and Robert
Pease of Elmira; a stepson, Raymond Brown of Kansas City, Mo.; two step-daughters,
Mrs. Pauline Rosensteel of Overland Park, Kan. and Mrs. Frances Mahoney
of Kansas City, Mo.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The
Rev. Dr. Joseph Scahill, pastor of the Big Flats United Methodist Church,
officiated at the funeral. Burial will be in Rural Home Cemetery. The family
requests that memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society.
Submitted by granddaughter, Alice (Pease) Hartford ahartfor@stny.rr.com

Elmira Star-Gazette Feb. 12th, 1961

"Hooking Rugs a Hobby at 86"

A whiz at hooked rugs at the age of 86? Yes, you'd be
amazed to see how dexterously William N. Pease of Millport RD1, hooks a
rug with steady and skillful hands. He'll be 87 in September. In the past
10 years, he has made about 100 rugs--all beautifully done in various designs
and colors. And he's fast at it too. It usually takes him about three weeks
to complete a 3 by 5 foot piece. He also develops his own designs and dyes
the rags.

Living alone at his farm home on the Johnson Hollow Road,
Pease picked up the hobby at the age of 76 after his wife died and he was
left alone at home. "It has given me something to do," explains Pease,
still spry and active. "Besides hooking rugs is an art which gives me the
pleasure of creating something." Now his home is filled with the rugs--on
the walls, over the fireplace and stacked high on a bed.

The elderly man takes pride in what he has accomplished
and gladly shows his creations to visitors. His pride and joy is a rug
with the Sermon on the Mount as the theme. The octogenarian can tell a
story about each of the rug designs he has created. Some are mountain scenes
and others are of animals, Indians, villages and red school houses. One
rug was made of rags threaded from 600 stockings he collected from neighbors,
friends and relatives.

What's he going to do with the rugs? "Well, just keep
them," he replies. "I don't want to sell them. I couldn't get back what
I have put into them. Besides I like to look at them and show them to people."
Of 100 rugs he has made, he has given away only about 20, mostly for wedding
gifts to his children. He has three grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Besides hooking rugs, Pease also raises gladiolus as a hobby. Last year
his glads won him a blue ribbon at the Chemung County Fair. Asked about
his good health and longevity, Pease, leisurely puffing a cigarette replies,
"Hard work won't hurt anybody."

Even at his advanced age, he still walks about a mile
a day for exercise. If bad weather prevents him from going outside, Pease
is often found pacing back and forth on his own porch.

Born in Big Flats, Pease farmed most of his life and has
lived at the present house for 43 years. He still reads a lot each day.
He cooks for himself and enjoys canning food. His only son, Ellsworth Pease
of Harris Hill Road, brings groceries to him once a week. Submitted by
Alice (Pease) Hartford, great-grandaughter. ahartfor@stny.rr.com

Published in the pages of the Corning Leader August 11,
1971.

W.N. Pease, 95, Former Big Flats Farmer, Dies

William Nelson Pease, 95, of Johnson Hollow Road, Millport
RD 1, one of the oldest Big Flats natives, died the morning in Heritage
Park in Elmira where he had been a patient for a month. He had previously
been a patient in the Breesport Infirmary since September of 1966.

Born in Big Flats Sept. 23, 1875, he was the son of Wallace
W. and Lidia Helen Cowan Pease. His wife, Mary Ann Helme, died Dec. 10,
1950. Mr. Pease was a self employed farmer in Big Flats. He was born where
the present New York State Nursery is now located and his farm is now Rural
Home Cemetery. He was a former welfare officer for the Town of Catlin and
a member of the Moreland Grange.

Surviving are: a son, Elsworth C. Pease of 2068 Harris
Hill Road, Big Flats; two grandsons and three great grandchildren. Friends
may call at Phillips Funeral Home in Big Flats Friday from 1-2 p.m. Funeral
services will follow in the funeral home at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Donald
Roe of the Big Flats United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be
in Rural Home Cemetery. Submitted by great granddaughter, Alice (Pease)
Hartford ahartfor@stny.rr.com

Elmira Star-Gazette, August 18, 1925

"Last of Civil War Vets at Big Flats Wields Hoe on Farm
at Ninety-Four"

William W. Pease of Big Flats has the distinction of being
the last survivor of the Civil War residing at Big Flats. Mr. Pease is
still hale and hearty at 94 years old and was found by the camera-man digging
potatoes on his farm!

When the call to arms came in 1861, more than 50 husky
young men went to the colors from the village of Big Flats. Among these
was Mr. Pease. Today they have all answered the last call, and only Mr.
Pease remains to tell the story. He tells it in an interesting manner.

In a few days Mr. Pease will be 94 years old. He still
does much of the labor on his farm. A long row of potatoes had been uncovered
by his hoe when the reporter interrupted. It is difficult to realize that
the man is 94 years old, for he hardly seems 60.

Corporal Pease enlisted in the Third New York Light Artillary,
Company K, serving under General Burnside. He was at the first battle of
Bull Run, although his company was not called into action at this angagement.
After serving his enlistment, he returned home and RE-ENLISTED!

While on line duty, his company was surrounded by hundreds
of Confederates and taken prisoner. He was taken to Belle Isle, where he
endured the horrors of prison camp for four months, and was then sent to
Andersonville. The prisoners were transferred to Savannah and then to Milan,
Georgia. As Milan was in the direct route of Sherman's army, the Confederates
ran the prisoners out of the "pen."

There were 5,000 prisoners with Corporal Pease. While
they were being conveyed out of Sherman's reach, the engine on the train
broke down, and they were hidden in a Florida forest.

Without rations for many days, scurvy broke out. Mr. Pease
caught the terrible disease, which broke out in his mouth, making his imprisonment
horrible. It is miraculous that he survived, for he could not chew food.
At the end of the war, they "bummed" their way from Jacksonville, Fla.,
back to New York State.

Of the 32 men captured from Mr. Pease's company, only
three lived to get out of the camps. A soldier named Taylor, of Auburn,
enlisted with Pease, fought with him, re-enlisted with him, was captured
with him and released with him. They returned home together. A few years
ago Taylor was killed by an automobile.

Mr. Pease married when he returned from the war, has two
sons and five grandchildren. The Civil War veterans of Big Flats formed
the Wallace Cheley Post, No. 40, until their numbers grew so small the
post was disbanded. And today only Mr. Pease remains of these gallant warriors.

When the reporter had finished with him, Mr. Pease took
up his hoe again and went back into the potato field. Submitted by Alice
(Pease) Hartford, gr-greatgranddaughter. ahartfor@stny.rr.com

Elmira Star-Gazette, Friday August 31, 1928

"Big Flats Vet, 97, is given Birthday Party"

About 60 friends of Wallace Pease attended his 97th birthday
party at the family home Monday evening. Talks were given by Prof. N.J.
Lowe of Tottenville, Long Island; H.B. Updyke of Elmira; former Mayor Harry
Rood of Corning and Oscar Kahler of Big Flats; Mrs. E. Eastabrook told
a war story.

William W. Pease, last surviving Civil War veteran of
Big Flats, celebrated his 98th birthday today. He was hoeing potatoes when
the cameraman found him in his garden. "I'm not done for yet," he declared
when the reporter offered him assistance in walking over a stretch of rough
ground. It is difficult to believe the man is 98 years old. He appears
to be about 60.

Mr. Pease maintains a garden of his own, covering about
an acre of ground, on which he has practically every variety of produce.
He does a great deal of the farm work and scorns any assistance whatever.

RETAINS FACULTIES

Despite the fact that he is nearly 100 years old, he has
command of all his faculties. The only indication of advanced age is a
slight trembling of his hands after he has exercised. Today about 60 friends
and relatives of Mr. Pease gathered at the home to honor the nonagenarian.
Relatives attended from many of the surrounding towns.

Mr. Pease is the last surviving member of the Wallace
Cheley Post, No. 4, G.A.R., of the Town of Big Flats. The post was discontinued
some time ago when its members answered the final call, leaving Corporal
Pease alone. More than 50 young men went to the colors from Big Flats in
1861.

Corporal Pease was in the Third N.Y Artillery, Co. K,
and participated in many battles. Finally he was captured and spent four
months in the Confederate prison at Belle Isle. From there he was transferred
to Andersonville Prison where he remained nine months.

PRISON HORRORS

Even today the horrors of Andersonville stands out clearly
in Corporal Pease's mind. "There were 32 of us from my company when we
went in there, and only three of us came out alive," the old man said.
From Andersonville, the survivors were sent to Savannah prison and then
to Milan, Ga. Milan being in the direct route of Sherman's march to the
sea, the Confederates hurriedly placed all the prisoners on a train, bound
for Florida. In the midst of the swampy Florida forests, the engine broke
down. They were stranded without food for days. Scurvy broke out and Corporal
Pease was one of the victims. He nearly died of the disease. After the
war, he and his comrades found their way from Florida home.

COMMANDANT EXECUTED

After the Civil War, the commandant of Andersonville Prison,
Captain Wirtz, a German doctor, was tried in Washington and executed for
his inhuman treatment of prisoners. Andersonville, a blot on the proud
military record of the South, was deplored by Confederate commanders. The
inspector-general of the Confederate army said of it:

"It is a place the horrors of which it is difficult to
describe; it is a disgrace to civilization."

Nine months of such a prison failed to impair Corporal
Pease's robust health. Of 44,882 prisoners confined in Andersonville in
13 months, 13,000 of them died. Many lost their reason.

Big Flats, Jan. 23--William Wallace Pease, 99, one of
this village's most prominent and popular residents, died at the home of
his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Louise A. Pease, at noon Thursday.

Mr. Pease was born at Windsor, Broome County, but had
spent most of his life in this village. He served through the Civil War.
He was a member of the local Masonic bodies.

He is survived by one son, William N. Pease of Millport;
five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and his daughter-in-law.
The funeral will be held Sunday at 3 p.m., the Reb. Mrs. Lillian Chapman
officiating. Interment will be in Rural Home Cemetery where services will
be in charge of A.J. Carlton Post, American Legion, at Painted Post. Submitted
by Alice (Pease) Hartford, gr-greatgranddaughter of William Wallace Pease.
ahartfor@stny.rr.com